Heel for boots or shoes



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E. D. MILL-BR. HEELIOR'BOOTS 0R SHOES.

No. 469,746. Patented Mar. 1, 1892.

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EDWARD D. MILLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HEEL FOR soors 0R SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,746, dated March 1,1892.

Application filed June 3, 1891- Serial No. 394,907- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD D. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented an Improvement in Heels for Boots or Shoes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in heels of foot wearing-apparel,and has for its objects the relief of the feet and legs of the wearerfrom concussions incident to walking upon hard surfaces and,incidentally, to keep the'heel in proper shape and not wear away at thesides or back, and also to prevent slipping when walking upon verysmooth or icy surfaces. These objects are attained by the constructionshown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of a shoeheel witha greater part of theshoe broken away andembodying my improvement; Fig. 2, same as Fig. 1, but with the top liftand the operative parts removed. Fig. 3 isa rub ber spring; Fig. 4, ametal plate having projections; and Fig. 5 the top lift of the heel,

all of which will be fully described hereinafter.

Similar letters refer to-like parts throughout the several views.

A is a heel of a boot or shoe.

B is a'cut-o'ut portion at the bottom of the heel.

C is a piece of rubber or caoutchouc, which occupies all or a part ofthe cut-out portion B of the heel.

D is a metal plate, whose size longitudinally and transversely, andgeneral conformity in these directions is the same or somewhat smallerthan the piece of rubber O. This metal plate has two segmentalprojections F and two smaller projections G, as

cut-out portion B of the heel, which it fills level with the facethereof.- Next the metal plate D is placed against the lift, Fig. 5,with its projections F in position through the segmental perforations I,when the lift, with plate D under it, is secured to the heel by nails Jor other means, when the heel will present the appearance shown in Fig.1.

It will be' understood that in the act of nailing on the last lift H thetwo small projections G will be caused to enter the under side of thelift; or the plate D can be driven upon the lift previous to securingthe lift in its position on the heels.

It is obvious in using this improved heel that the metal projectionswill bear the first contact of the foot with the pavement, and thatbeing hacked or in contact withthe rubber spring 0 will resist the firstcontact of the foot with the pavement, but in a slight degree, thengradually yielding until the heel receives the whole weight of the bodyand perfectly obviating the shocks incident to the use of ordinaryunyielding heels. The metal projections contacting with the pavementfirst in walking save the heel from wearing away on the back, since theprojections lift the rear of the heel above the pavement until the wholefoot is straightened out in completing the step. Then when the pressureof the body upon the foot forces the projections back into the heel thewhole face thereof is in contact with the pavement and provides thenecessary side stability.

It has been found in practice that shoes provided with this improvementwill not slip when the wearer steps upon an orange or banana peel andthat ice and other similar slippery surfaces can be walked over withimpunity.

I claim as my invention- 1. A heel for a boot or shoe, having a cutoutportion B, substantially as described, said cut-out portion providedwith a filling of elastic substance, plate D, contacting the outersurface of said elastic substance, lift H, secured near its marginaledges to the heel and covering said plate D, lift H being provided withone or more holes I, through which options F, which pass through holes Iin lift H, erate projections F of plate D, the Whole opand projectionsG, which enter the substance erating in combination for the purposesnbof said lift in the manner described.

stantially as shown and described. EDWARD D. MILLER. 5 2. The plate D,held in position against the Witnesses:

outer face of elastic substance 0 by the su- I-L S. BROWN,

perimposed lift H, said plate having projec- OSCAR SNELL.

